AI Has Broken Hiring

The big claim is deliciously alarming: tools that can write polished job applications are making it cheap and easy to look like the perfect candidate, even if the real person can’t back it up when the camera turns on. In plain English, hiring managers are now staring at sparkling résumés and elegant cover letters, then meeting applicants who suddenly seem to forget their own achievements. But if you expected the internet to gasp in shock, think again. The comment section basically responded with: “Broken? Sweetie, hiring has been broken forever.”

That was the real mood. One camp laughed at the idea that this is some brand-new crisis, with people like buffer_overlord and josefrichter openly rolling their eyes. Their hot take: artificial intelligence didn’t wreck hiring, it just exposed a mess that was already wobbling on bad interviews, résumé theater, and gut-feel decisions. Another thread of drama focused on the eternal villain of workplace discourse: HR. One commenter argued that good hiring should be a huge advantage, then wondered why so many successful companies still let human resources fumble it anyway.

The funniest sting came from Aurornis, who basically said the so-called new problem is ancient: shiny application, awkward interview, total flop. That got the thread’s unofficial meme treatment—less “AI apocalypse,” more “same circus, better costumes.” Even the random archive link added to the chaotic comment-section energy, like someone storming in with receipts. The community verdict? AI may be changing the game, but commenters are absolutely not buying the idea that the game was ever fair, smart, or functional to begin with.